Hazardous Materials Response

The Environmental Division assists the Fargo Fire Department Hazardous Material Response Team when there is a release or spill of a hazardous product. The primary duties fulfilled by the Environmental Health Department include:

Assisting in identifying the hazardous product and the associated safety hazards.

Notifying the proper state and federal agencies of the spill or release.

Eliminating misinformation by answering questions from the media.

Providing the responsible party with the appropriate information to cleanup or mitigate the hazardous spill/release.

Monitoring the cleanup or mitigation of the hazardous spill/release until local, state and federal regulations are met.